Its my privilege to welcome you to the city of Brookings, Curry said. Weve wanted to get you down here for a long, long time. I hope this will be a regular event.

Its a beautiful drive, Lindly said. But it gives me a real appreciation for the sacrifices you have to make to attend the meetings up north.

Following approval of the minutes of the July 14 meeting, the committee discussed Oregon Department of Transportation access management, local street network and modernization bond fund priorities totaling $36.8 million for Region 2.

Of $9,804,000 available from the Local Street Network Bond Fund, projects were funded in Astoria, Salem, Philomath, Springfield, Tillamook, Newberg, Lincoln City, Veneta and Monmouth-Independence.

Six projects totaling $7,014,000 made the cut for Access Management Bond Fund priorities.

The projects included a Highway 18 refinement plan in McMinnville and one in Polk County, a Coburg, Roberts feeder road to Interstate 5, East Main Street in Springfield, Highway 101 access to Agate Beach in Newport, and an Oregon 34 interchange on I-5 in Linn County.

The committee also heard a report on the ODOT pedestrian and local street funding program by program manager, Michael Ronkin.

West Side Byways Specialist Lea Ann Hart-Chambers led a discussion on federal and state scenic byways updates, including the proposed statewide byway workshop in Bend in January 2001, and the proposed 2001 National Scenic Byway Conference in Bend and Portland in August.

Hart-Chambers said an appropriations bill to fund scenic byway improvements has passed and there is an on-line application process.